>> reporter: rockland county executive assistant d.a.as on the case from the beginning. >> ira actually got in the car with the informant. >> how are you? >> and started talking about how he wanted his wife killed. >> the lesser you two know, the better. >> right, i agree. >> it was a game changer. >> reporter: wasn't that enough to arrest him right then and there? >> no money had been exchanged. in new york you do need an overt act. and we had some stuff, but we did not want to jump the gun on this. >> how are you? >> reporter: so they arranged another meeting, hoping ira would show again. he didn't. but something big happened. kelly finally handed over money for the hit. >> so how much are we talking right now? >> two. >> reporter: a $2,000 deposit. >> nice doing business with you. >> nothing until we give you the go-ahead. he said just be on stand-by. >> reporter: as detectives waited for ira and kelly to give the go-ahead, this melodrama took a new turn. kelly added two new targets. >> kelly shows up to one of the meetings and says h

and i visited rockland and you know, the question is why? what gives? of enthusiasm for warren and it should be noted that her opponent in 2018 in that senate race was a pro-trump republican. not just republican, but pro trump. >> so what are you hearing anecdotally behind the numbers i've already shown? >> kind of a sense that they think she doesn't have their back. and that they distrust her. they think she's a little bit of a phony, some of the people i've talked to. the whole issue of she identified as a native american. they would say that's kind of a way to game the system. she has her job now at harvard. there's not evidence that she gamed the system, but she did have indentifications, they're suspicious. they think she's another liberal she's going to tax us. even though her wealth tax is for people, households, $50 million and up. it's not going to affect them. open borders, she's for decriminalizing the border crossings and for them, that's basically open borders. and i think that you know that issue in particular i think touch as real nerve a

. >> rosie was from rockland county. she was smart. she was quick. >> when she was growing up she used to buy candy and bring it to school and sell it for a profit. >> my childhood was a little rough. my mom was working two or three jobs and my father was kind of absent. i was always the black sheep of the family. >> she dropped out of school and became a waitress at 17 years old. >> and that's when i started hustling, 'cause, you know, you work off of tips. you know, the harder you work and you nicer you are, the more money you're gonna get. >> rosie is bubbly, smart. she's cunning, but not in a bad way. >> she was lured into working into a strip club when waiting tables at a diner next door to a strip club. >> the managers from that club would come in and rosie was their waitress. >> they were like, "oh, you're hot. you know, you should be working there." >> so for the hours she's putting in waiting tables at a diner, she says, "you know what? man, i could be doing all that same amount of work and be making ten times the money i'm ma

. >> we're from rockland and we want to say -- >> all: welcome back hoda!he strollers thank you, ladies. that was sweet. >> nice to have you along on a wednesday morning. good crowd out there we're doing it again >> we do appreciate your shoutouts, guys. keep them coming post your videos on twitter, on insta, wherever you want #mytodayplaza we'll try to post it for you. >>> let's get to the news at 8:00 after a week of preparations millions along the east coast are about to square off with hurricane dorian we have our first clear look at the staggering devastation the storm caused in the bahamas. we'll get to al in a moment. let's go to craig in new smyrna beach, florida good morning to you. >> hey, savannah good morning one of the major differences between right now and 12 hours ago, then, the rain and the wind somewhat intermittent. right now, it is constant. the rain and winds in new smyrna and up and down the florida coast, battered. widespread power outages also starting here in florida 10,000 homes and businesses reportedly without power so far. that

the pittsburgh steelers come to leave i've without a win and without its starting quarterback, rocklandan elbow injury. so the niners have been game-planning for mason rudolph despite a new qb tonight is expect the steelers to be their typical formidable selves. >>they didn't play well we want play lot better last week. i'm definitely could have won that game they came up short into their backs against the wall specially losing great quarterback like that but that will phase michael a rally everyone together and an organ player, a good team on sunday. >>already while the niners are about to get some home cooking the raiders one experience that for a very long time the silver and black are set to embark 27 week road trip that begins this weekend in minneapolis. the vikings come into the match about one in one with a week one win against the falcons in a loss last week to the packers. this is a team that failed to make the playoffs last season. 2 years ago during the conference finals with many of the same players so the raiders know what they're capable of and the challenge that lies ahe